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Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month

Asian Pacific Islander History & Heritage Month

Asian & Pacific Islander Heritage Month - Virtual Library Display

The Federal Asian Pacific American Council (FAPAC) announced that the May 2023 theme for Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month is Advancing Leaders Through Opportunity. The full press release announcing this month's festivities can be found here. 

Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month (also known as Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month) is a celebration of Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States. The Asia/Pacific region encompasses the Asian continent and the Pacific islands of Melanesia (New Guinea, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Fiji, and the Solomon Islands), Micronesia (Marianas, Guam, Wake Island, Palau, Marshall Islands, Kiribati, Nauru, and the Federated States of Micronesia) and Polynesia (New Zealand, Hawaiian Islands, Rotuma, Midway Islands, Samoa, American Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu, Cook Islands, French Polynesia, and Easter Island).

Celebrated in May, Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month commemorates the immigration of the first Japanese to the United States on May 7, 1843, and marks the anniversary of the completion of the transcontinental railroad on May 10, 1869, as the majority of the workers were Chinese immigrants. In addition, the celebration also highlights the significant contributions of Asians and Pacific Islanders to our society and highlights their traditions, cultures, and experiences.

Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander History/Heritage Books @ MiraCosta Library

Interior Chinatown
Nā Kua‘āina: Living Hawaiian Culture
Asian Settler Colonialism: From Local Governance to the Habits of Everyday Life in Hawaii
25 Events That Shaped Asian American History: An Encyclopedia of the American Mosaic
Beyond Hawai'i: Native Labor in the Pacific World
An Examination of Asian and Pacific Islander LGBT Populations Across the United States
The Columbia Guide to Asian American History
Book Jacket of Citizens, Immigrants, and the Stateless